Weather Forecasts

A cloudband extending 4,000 kilometres from the Top End to Tasmania will produce intense downpours during the last days of spring – threatening to bring areas of flash and river flooding to multiple states and territories, with other capital cities in the firing line.

Charleville received more than 90mm of rain in 24 hours while more than 184mm has been recorded upstream at Lesdale station.

Locally heavy falls have already resulted in flash flooding across parts of Brisbane, the Scenic Rim and Western Downs.

The bureau is predicting this year’s cyclone season will be about average, but high ocean temperatures, responsible for giving cyclones their destructive energy, might mean they’re stronger than usual. 

Much of Australia is baking through the hottest spring weather in years this week as temperatures surge as much as 13 degrees Celsius above average.

Australia's Pilbara region has been heating up, with temperatures soaring past 43C this week. The hot air is now starting to travel to the south-east, bringing along with it a heightened risk of fires.

A spell of wild weather is on the cards for everywhere from Queensland to Tasmania, with thunderstorms forecast to sweep across Australia's east over the next 48 hours.

The weather bureau expects temperatures will reach well above average this week and severe storms are also forecast in parts of the state. It is expected to reach 8C above average in Brisbane on Saturday.

The SES has received 90 calls for help over the past 24 hours, predominantly from residents in the Moreton Bay area, north of Brisbane.

The first major outbreak of spring thunderstorms is firing up this week across parts of Queensland and New South Wales, bringing with them threats of the destructive supercell storm.

The Bureau of Meteorology and emergency services say preparations remain urgent, with an "average" season meaning four cyclones are likely to cross the coast.

While September has been the driest month this year, Australia is on track for a fifth straight year of above-average rain, with forecasts predicting a wet end for 2024.

While parts of Australia's east coast are forecast for warm weather, a cold polar air mass is expected to bring rain and temperature declines of up to 20 degrees Celsius across the continent's south-east before the end of the week.

The chilly temperatures Queensland has been experiencing this week are a stark difference to the warmer days the state saw earlier.

Producers in some of Australia's largest and most iconic wine regions say they have suffered crop losses due to frost, which is expected to continue in the coming week.

There are growing signs Australia's most impactful climate driver, La Niña, will develop during the coming months.

Spring's infamous variability will be on full display this weekend, delivering a blast of cold Antarctic air and potentially the coldest September weather in decades.

Winter crop production is forecast to rise to near-record levels in parts of the country but farmers in others are hoping just to break even after battling unfavourable weather.

Tens of thousands of households are still without power as Victorians count the cost of wild storms that have lashed the state.

Parts of the state reached almost 40C on Saturday with other outback towns feeling their hottest August weekend since 1985.